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Enforcement officers in Hiawassee deal with 23 crimes against property in 2020

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Hiawassee law enforcement officers grappled with 23 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

Crimes against property include larcenies, obtaining property by false pretenses, shopliftings, thefts from motor vehicle, burglaries, breaking and enterings and damage or vandalisms.

Of all types of crime tracked by the NIBRS, larceny was the most popular crime handled by the Hiawassee office.

Officers in Hiawassee were involved in 78 incidents throughout the year.

The NIBRS was designed to provide detail and context around crime stats. Under the previous system, only the most serious crime related to an incident would be logged. If an incident involved a homicide as well as aggravated assault and theft, only a homicide would be recorded in criminal statistics.

It is used by law enforcement at all levels, from local to federal.

Crimes against property offenses in Hiawassee in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes1
Damage or vandalisms3
Obtaining property by false pretenses3
False impersonations1
Shopliftings5
Larcenies7
Stolen property offenses3

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